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MONTREAL -- Provigo, Canada's third-largest supermarket chain, said second-quarter profit rose 5.3%, thanks to a new emphasis on less expensive fresh products and meals.C convenience store chain. Canadian figures are based on $1 Canadian equals 65...
Jitney Jungle Appoints a PairJungle Stores of America, based here, has appointed two people to top positions in the chain's produce and floral departments.Al Garner was named vice president of produce operations, and is responsible for the...
NORTHLAKE, Ill. (FNS) -- Dominick's Finer Foods here is incorporating education into its product mix by offering cooking classes, lectures and hands-on sessions at the chain's two Fresh Ideas Centers.The Fresh Ideas Centers have been in operation...
SAN FRANCISCO (FNS) -- Retailers are discovering that fresh, refrigerated soups provide complementary excitement to meal-solution centers, and boost sales when merchandised along with sandwiches, salads and pastas in other departments."[Soup] is a...
CHICAGO (FNS) -- Nothing says fresh more than crisp green lettuce, bright red tomatoes and juicy fruits. Fresh products and bright colors simply have that magnetic attraction to lure customers into the produce department.To capitalize on this...
Whole Foods Names Roy's SuccessorMarket here has named Chris Hitt company president, effective Dec. 31. Hitt succeeds Peter Roy, who will resign Dec. 31 after 11 years with the retailer.Hitt, who joined Whole Foods Market in 1985, is currently...
Sara Lee Buys Micro-BakerySara Lee Fresh, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Sara Lee, has acquired Alfaro's Micro-Bakery, founded here in 1988. Terms involving the manufacturer and distributor of specialty, Artisan breads were not disclosed.Alfaro's...
ATLANTA (FNS) -- Floral arrangement fans were able to learn more about the art recently when Illinois-based Jewel-Osco floral designers led free demonstrations at 87 of the food and drug retailer's 186 units.Jewel-Osco deemed the first-time, in...
NORTHLAKE, Ill. -- Dominick's Supermarkets here said disruptions at its Omni stores as they were converted to the chain's Fresh format had a negative effect on sales for the third quarter and 40 weeks ended Aug. 8. d it attributed the lower sales...
GLOUCESTER, Mass. -- A small salmon processor here is creating a program to channel customized, ready-to-heat fresh salmon entrees to supermarkets, hoping to capitalize on the industry's interest in the meals market and its wariness of fresh...
